Killer Whale kills trainer

[Donna]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2867624/Whale-kills-trainer-at-SeaWorld-show-in-Orlando.html

You really can't blame the animal when they are in captivity. Killer Whales belong in the Ocean, not a tank. How terrible for that poor woman.

[Annette]

Oh no! 

[MAK]

    As long as humans keep wild animals in captivity this sort of tragedy is going to occur.. Too bad for the woman and the orca

[valhalla]

I was watching some video on FNC last night and the trainer was in a black and white "skin" that made her look like a seal.  Apparently this orca has a "rap sheet" (not my words, ABC Radio's) and a kill ratio in the past.  

[gayle]

This article sums up a valuable perspective.

Gayle

Killer Whale Attack? Time to Free the Orcas.
The fatal and tragic attack on a Sea World trainer by a captive killer whale in Orlando, Florida, should reopen the debate on whether the large, intelligent mammals should be kept in captivity.
The media has created a feeding frenzy around this tragedy, with teases of "why they're called 'killer' whales," and using breathless leads to paint an image of a killer whale tearing apart the trainer like a seal, when the victim -- again, no excusing or defending the whale -- was reportedly drowned. They say "crowds" gasped, and then report only two dozen tourists lingering after a show. It makes one wonder if they were called "zebra whales" for their black and white patterning, would the press have the same kind of field day with the story?


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/yaki/detail?entry_id=57923#ixzz0gYtyQwDi

[gayle]

Killer Whale Attack? Time to Free the Orcas.

Thank you Dale for finding this excellent article.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/yaki/detail?entry_id=57923#ixzz0gYtyQwDi

[Donna]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2_-lJILmO4  Ok now this is sad.....why???